# Basic (Clear Text) Authentication

When you connect to Windows 2000 Server, the Connect as user account is specified as an object in the Windows 2000 Server Active Directory. The account name must be in the following format:

CN=<account name>,OU=<organizational unit>, DC=<domain>

for example:

CN=gladysl,OU=Admin,OU=Exchange,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com

or:

CN=<account name>,OU=<container>,DC=<domain>,DC=<domain>

for example:

CN=gladysl,CN=Users,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com

When you connect to Exchange, the Connect as user account is specified as an account in the Windows domain. Objects in the Users container are under CN=Users. The account name must be in the following format:

CN=<account name>,DC=<NT domain name>

for example:

CN=gladysl,DC=Redmond